Testicular hypoplasia and azoospermia in a crossbred boar

  • Edgar Garrett Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Jamie Stewart Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
  • Igor Canisso Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Illinois, Urbana IL
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58292/ct.v12i2.9209
Keywords: Azoospermia, crossbred boar

Abstract

An 8 month old boar was examined for absence of sperm in semen at initial semen collection in a boar stud. Clinical examination revealed a clinically healthy boar with marginally acceptable testicular size and normal libido. Ejaculation was confirmed by measuring seminal plasma alkaline phosphatase concentrations. Histologic examination of biopsies from both testes revealed testicular hypoplasia. Historical semen production characteristics of close relatives implied a possible genetic cause, and boar was removed from breeding herd.

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Garrett E., Stewart J., & Canisso I. (1). Testicular hypoplasia and azoospermia in a crossbred boar. Clinical Theriogenology, 12(2), 134-138. https://doi.org/10.58292/ct.v12i2.9209
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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): June
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Research Reports
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